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Amanda S. Xi, MD
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Приєднався 23 жов 2019
Hi there! I'm a Critical Care Anesthesiologist and blogger that loves to talk about tips for all things related to medicine, my life as an anesthesiologist/intensivist, and anything else that comes to mind!
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DISCLAIMER: I never record videos during active patient care. My videos do not provide medical advice. Opinions in my videos are mine and not representative of the organizations I am part of. Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel!
CONNECT WITH ME:
Blog: blog.amandaxi.com
Instagram: amandasximd
Facebook: amandasximd
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amandasximd
My essentials for being PRODUCTIVE: www.amazon.com/shop/amandaeleven
Graphics created with Canva: fave.co/3oUtdgg
DISCLAIMER: I never record videos during active patient care. My videos do not provide medical advice. Opinions in my videos are mine and not representative of the organizations I am part of. Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel!
My 4am morning routine
[I just wanted to point out that this video went live at 4am 🤣]
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I start most of my mornings at ~4am. I find that this is the best way for me to start the day to be productive and overall for my well-being. I think for a while I was in denial about being a morning person, but once I became an anesthesiologist, it became clear that my days were just *so much better* when I started them early.
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My 4am morning routine looks like this:
- Wake up alarm [amzn.to/3xcwLn5] coerces me out of bed
- I immediately make myself an americano [Using my Nespresso machine: amzn.to/3xaOew1with these Starbucks Blonde roast Nespresso pods amzn.to/43JyiwX]
- I keep my Duolingo streak going
- I exercise
- I go to work
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Tell me more about your morning routines in the comments below!
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Items used to create this video:
Sony ZV-1 Vlogging Camera: amzn.to/333ztvZ
Rode VideoMicro: amzn.to/3GhH9Ju
128 GB MicroSD card: amzn.to/3lE9uS9
Phone Ring Light: amzn.to/3EwrBRu
Tripod: amzn.to/3rzUqZG
CONNECT WITH ME:
Blog: blog.amandaxi.com
Instagram: amandasximd
Facebook: amandasximd
My essentials for being productive: www.amazon.com/shop/amandaeleven
Graphics created with Canva: fave.co/3oUtdgg
DISCLAIMER: I never record videos during active patient care. Opinions in my videos are mine and not representative of the organizations I am part of. Videos are meant for education and are not medical advice. Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel!
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I start most of my mornings at ~4am. I find that this is the best way for me to start the day to be productive and overall for my well-being. I think for a while I was in denial about being a morning person, but once I became an anesthesiologist, it became clear that my days were just *so much better* when I started them early.
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My 4am morning routine looks like this:
- Wake up alarm [amzn.to/3xcwLn5] coerces me out of bed
- I immediately make myself an americano [Using my Nespresso machine: amzn.to/3xaOew1with these Starbucks Blonde roast Nespresso pods amzn.to/43JyiwX]
- I keep my Duolingo streak going
- I exercise
- I go to work
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Tell me more about your morning routines in the comments below!
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Items used to create this video:
Sony ZV-1 Vlogging Camera: amzn.to/333ztvZ
Rode VideoMicro: amzn.to/3GhH9Ju
128 GB MicroSD card: amzn.to/3lE9uS9
Phone Ring Light: amzn.to/3EwrBRu
Tripod: amzn.to/3rzUqZG
CONNECT WITH ME:
Blog: blog.amandaxi.com
Instagram: amandasximd
Facebook: amandasximd
My essentials for being productive: www.amazon.com/shop/amandaeleven
Graphics created with Canva: fave.co/3oUtdgg
DISCLAIMER: I never record videos during active patient care. Opinions in my videos are mine and not representative of the organizations I am part of. Videos are meant for education and are not medical advice. Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel!
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ERAS preference signaling, supplemental application, strategies for Match 2023
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For the 2022 Match, the ERAS application included a “supplemental” portion that introduced something called preference signaling. 3 specialties participated in this pilot [though ENT started this starting with the 2021 Match cycle] and this year, this program is expanding to additional specialties [16 total]… including anesthesia. I spent a lot of time researching this topic for the video since...
realities of being a woman/female physician/doctor
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Although the gender gap in medical schools has recently closed, women physicians still face challenges. I’m frequently asked what the relevance of my work in @amwadoctors is… and well, here are a couple reasons we still have work to do on gender equity: ▸ No one assumes you’re *the* doctor. Or a doctor at all. ▸ There are fewer role models in leadership positions. ▸ There exists a stigma/negati...
5 reasons NOT to become a doctor/physician
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I have dreamed of becoming a doctor since I was a young girl. But nothing prepared me for the realities of the profession [of note, I'm a first-generation college graduate and no one in my family practices medicine]. If you are pre-medical and plan on embarking on the journey to becoming a physician, I ask that you consider these 5 reasons NOT to become one: ➣ You will never get back the years ...
BURNOUT - PART 2: focusing on scaling back (saying "NO") and controlling what I can
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A little over a year ago, I posted this video [ua-cam.com/video/5uOjxyRwhSc/v-deo.html] on my experience with burnout as a resident and early on as an attending. In that video, I shared these 6 tips: 1. Acknowledge that you’re burned out 2. Make time for sleep 3. Lean on support 4. Exercise if able 5. Scale back on commitments (learn to say no) 6. Control what you can Unfortunately, I didn't li...
4th year residency match: Prep for internship, studying, getting ready as a medical student
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Match day was one of the happiest days of my life. It isn't that way for everyone, so I think it's important to respect that and support our colleagues when we can. But for those of you that have matched into a residency program (congratulations!) and now know where you're going to be for the next few years, this video is for you. I am often asked by 4th year medical students how to prepare for...
5 rejections and failures on my journey to becoming a doctor... and what I learned from them
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My journey to becoming an attending physician has not been straightforward. I'd argue that no one's journey to adulthood really is. But that being said, with how much social media highlights all of the happy, bright things in life, it can be easy to forget that all of us stumble sometimes. All of us fail or receive rejections. In this video, I share 5 rejections/failures that I encountered duri...
Should you become a PA [physician assistant/associate] or MD/DO [physician, medical doctor]?
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I was recently asked by a premed whether she should pursue PA school or medical school, so I was inspired to make a video about it! PA = physician assistant/associate [there has been a recent push to change the name]. PA school is generally 24-27 months long and in order to practice medicine, PAs must take a certification exam [PANCE]. Course pre-requisites for PA school are similar to medical ...
REGRETS: early college [high school dropout], long distance relationship, throwing away my 20s?
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I was inspired by a question I was asked during a medical school interview: "What do you regret most?" At the time [over TEN years ago now... whew, I'm getting old], I answered that I regretted going to an early college. Looking back, there are a couple of things that I may have regretted at one point or another: 1. Going to an early college 2. Being in a long distance relationship 3. Throwing ...
types of ICU doctors: anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, neurology
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What do anesthesiologists, surgeons, internists, neurologists and emergency room doctors all have in common? They can all become intensivists [ICU doctors]! In this video, I go over the years of training, a couple of similarities and differences between the different pathways. Let me know what your thoughts are on the different pathways to becoming an ICU doctor in the comments below! ✦✦✦ Items...
my 2022 new year’s resolutions in 4 domains: personal, finances/money, relationships/love, career
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I do not typically set New Year's resolutions, but 2021 was a big year of growth and change and I wanted to continue the momentum. This exercise was mostly one in reflection of the challenges I overcame in 2021 [pandemic aside] in order to look toward setting goals to strive for in 2022. In this video, I separate my resolutions into 4 domains: ➤ personal [working on my self, habits, etc] ➤ fina...
why I do not talk about the pandemic on this channel as an ICU doctor
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The elephant in the room around here is that I'm an ICU doctor that hasn't been posting much about the pandemic to this channel. In this video, I share some of my thoughts on why I've been holding back. Some of these reasons include: ➤ lack of time to do the due diligence to post the latest and most important evidence/science related to the pandemic ➤ how quickly the virus and disease are chang...
How much money do I make on YouTube?! (1.2k subs)
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VLOG: impulse buy [Sony ZV-1 unboxing and testing]
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Is the future of anesthesiology (for MD/DO physicians) DEAD?!
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7 reasons I love being a critical care anesthesiologist [ICU doctor/intensivist + anesthesiologist]
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ANESTHESIA ORAL BOARDS [ABA APPLIED EXAM]: how I *really* studied, my Zoom exam experience & tips
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Reflections on being Asian American in America
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BURNOUT: my experience as an anesthesia resident/attending AND ways I address and try to prevent it
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BURNOUT: my experience as an anesthesia resident/attending AND ways I address and try to prevent it
Anesthesiologist (MD/DO) vs CRNA vs CAA/AA
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Anesthesiologist (MD/DO) vs CRNA vs CAA/AA
$200,000 MD/DO | is becoming a DOCTOR FINANCIALLY WORTH IT?
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5 things I HATE about being an anesthesiologist
ICU DOCTOR NIGHT SHIFT | A day [night] in the life of an ICU doctor [intensivist]
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WHY ANESTHESIA?! My journey to becoming a physician anesthesiologist
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WHY ANESTHESIA?! My journey to becoming a physician anesthesiologist
10 ways I stay MOTIVATED to STUDY [& be PRODUCTIVE] at HOME
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REAL TIME STUDY WITH ME - 30 minutes, no music, productive study session
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RESIDENCY MATCH: love letters, making your rank lists and my match week experience
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RESIDENCY MATCH: love letters, making your rank lists and my match week experience
Do critical care anesthesiologists work in cardiac ICUs? Thank you!
Yes! Typically in a cardiac surgery (e.g. after open heart surgery, mechanical support devices, etc) based ICU rather than a cardiology-based ICU (e.g. heart attacks, support before cardiac surgery, arrhythmias).
Thank you for the great content Dr. Amanda!
Thank you
MS-2 here. What made you choose anesthesiology residency over internal medicine residency when it comes to the critical care route? Awesome videos!
Thanks for watching!! This is such a good question - I think it’s so important when you shadow and go into rotations asking yourself if you see yourself doing what the attendings in that specialty are doing. I personally did not enjoy the clinic setting so internal medicine + pulmonology/critical care would have been a challenging training process for me. I’m more interested in the hospital setting rather than outpatient- I feel more at home in the hospital. So ask yourself which settings you’d like to practice in!
The care-team model, especially if it is 4:1, is a self inflicted wound by anesthesiologists, for economic gain. I have been in a practice like that ( I left ), in which the anesthesiologists never did their own cases & were relegated to signing the chart. They, largely, were worthless and added no value most of the time. They functioned, not as a physician, but a PA- the CRNA became the go-to person. In addition, billing in a 4:1 model is often fraudulent, as it is impossible in a busy practice to meet all 7 requirements for billing under medical direction. In a different practice that had both anesthesiologists & CRNAs in equal numbers, I did all the cardiac, thoracic & vascular cases myself. My time was much better spent doing that rather than going from room to room watching a CRNA insert an LMA & sign the chart!
If I cannot do a vascular case solo at my institution then I would take myself out of clinical anesthesia practice. This is the standard I set for myself.
Could you do an updated vid for 2025? If anything has changed?
Planning on a new video soon! Most of the information on this blog entry are applicable to Match 2025: blog.amandaxi.com/2023/07/31/advice-for-applying-to-anesthesiology-for-match-2024-and-beyond/
I like to view it as a military structure. Physicians will be the generals. Newer docs will be Brigadier generals and they gain stars with experience. CRNAs are the Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels. AAs will be the Captains and Majors. Nurses and RTs are 2nd and 1st Lieutenants. CNAs are the Corporals and Sargeant’s. EVS, Linen, Dietary are the Privates. We all need each other and while some jobs require less training than others, the hospital would fall apart without each and every employee.
Thanks for the video. I'm a respiratory therapist intern this video was helpful. What type of physians usually are in the team in the same time? My team usually have 4 physians and one consultant. But I don't really know their specialities yet as I have just started my intrrn year
i like the video would you say theres high financial potential in critical care anesthesiology
A lot of MDs becoming youtubers nowadays, it is a trend. They all complaining about the same things you complaining about. The burnout is due to greed. Same with nurses, the hospitals intentionally understaff so they can make more money. Doctors are just high paid slaves.
New subscriber. Aspiring CRNA HERE ❤😘
Hi Dr. Xi, appreciate the informative video. Any recommendations for PAs wanting to go to medical school? About to graduate PA school in a few months, and been having ongoing thoughts about going to medical school. Currently just 25 years old so I do have some time to think about pursuing more school. I know it's uncommon but wanted to hear your thoughts, thanks!
Hi there! One of my current residents was a ES PA prior to medical school and one of my fellow anesthesiologists was also an ED PA! My colleague worked shifts while she was a medical student to help support her medical school costs. So it’s definitely a real path. And with a couple years of clinical experience as a PA, it’ll help with some of the medical school/residency learning. Feel free to email me and I can ask if my resident would be willing to chat with you about questions you might have! Good luck!!
It’s great to hear that you were an engineer. I used to be a lawyer and now I’m a third year medical student! ❤
Hello, are you an anaesthesiologist and do you live in the United States of America?
This is a really insightful video, thanks for making it!
At some point I hope I’ll get around to recording one about the downsides of academic practices, too. Not all are equivalent, just like private practice jobs!
I hope you upload my videos I love your videos
Welcome back
Missed your videos!
Mam do you earn 600k dollars a year as an anesthesiologist? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.
As an aspiring PA, this podcast was very informative.
Thanks for watching!
Very thoughtfull. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I am an internal medicine specialist. and I love performing procedures in intensive care. After all these explanations, I started to question my fellowship choice. Should we leave this job to anesthesiologists?
But you guys get paid shit loads of $$?!?! Of course there will be risks.
Every CRNA spends at least a couple years in the ICU managing those “sickest” patients for 12 hours a day before going to school and passing boards with the same exact USME style questions as the MDs.. same books too 🤷♂️ who knew.. fun fact, nurses pioneered the anesthesia profession and a lot of early methodologies.. CRNAs are not new.. been there since day 1
Great video.
Thanks!
Just wondering do you think pharmacy would be screwed first
Super helpful thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
pls talk about the salaries and the work schedules, any difference between you and someone who went through an emergency medicine fellowship to become CCA.?
Great video, very informative. Thank you.
a solid no. the future is geriatrics, obesity, failed kidneys, regional anesthesia, pain, suicide and litigations. ive rarely seen any asa 1 or 2 patients in my practice. and people shouldnt be doctors if they only think about money. where most parts of the world where money is scarce, most of us anaesthesiologists are also critical care specialists. a reducing number of us is an ominous sign that healthcare is failing, not improving. The surgeons should be worried if that day actually comes.
It's funny you say that you would love to get to know the patient on a deeper level, but on the other side, we envy OR staff because you guys don't have to deal with patients only for a brief time. I guess the grass is not always greener. LOL :-)
AA starting salary is $200,000.
I really want to know what the repercussions are 10-20 years down the road when anesthesiologists are working in an anesthesia care model. I would 100% rather have some CRNA who has been at the head of the bed for thousands of hours over those 20 years than the MD circulating around pushing propofol for induction. Who is ACTUALLY providing the anesthesia care under this model lol. I’ve only shadowed in the OR’s but from the outsiders view that seems to be the case…
One thing you have to remember that is priceless is that practicing as a doctor is probably the most respected career out there.
Are you able to list out the names of those 12 accredited programs.
Thank you so much for this video Dr. This was so informative
Honestly, mid level health care is a bunch of shit but nobody wants to say it. Ask Lindsay Clancy about her psych NP...
Excellent video! Will be taking my exam in a few months! Thanks for the advice!
Will take my ABA applied exam in a few months. Your video was super helpful. Congrats on all your accomplishments. Wish you the best.
There are not nearly enough MD anesthesiologists to provide Anesthesia for everyone who needs it. There will ALWAYS be a need for MD anesthesiologists. Mid level providers such as CRNAs and AAs simply bridge the gap for care. In summary, no one’s jobs are getting taken away. If anything, there is MORE work than there are providers. If CRNAs and AAs didn’t exist, half of the people who needed anesthesia care would be delayed care or not recieve it at all. In the same token, NPs and PAs are the bridge to care gaps in outpatient and inpatient care settings. Thanks for providing a thorough explanation and non biased opinion.
so discouraging😞
very interesting commentary, I appreciate you sharing your perspective and experiences! im applying currently to med school and have two interviews coming up!
Women have it exponentially easier than men. Women don't choose inept men for marriage, while men will mate for love
This is virtually only an issue in the USA where private hospitals employ nurses to do the job of physician anesthesiologists because of 💰💰💰... no such thing as a CRNA in most countries
When computers came people thought it would replace a lot of engineers, it only made engineers better. In fact where would radiology and anasthesiology be without it. Every nurse needs to know how to use a digital record. It’s pretty asinine that people think technology will replace already established perfect human interventions. Last I checked, we are the only species that can operate on our fellow species. No supercomputer, no matter how smart will ever replace the human-human interaction and care. Technology is just a tool to make human life more advanced and better. AI will not get rid of programmers just as it will not get rid of medical specialists, medicine is archetyped by the rod of Asclepius. Without Asclepius, it’s just a rod. And without doctors and nurses, technology is useless.
Im a PA and I’m glad you don’t seem derogatory to PAs as some physicians do. The only thing is.. PA profession is not a back up plan. Schools do try to filter out these people that use PA as a backup. Although not as hard as medical school, it is very difficult. We also have very minimal breaks (including no summer breaks). I love the PA profession and being a PA. I started in family medicine and I’m now looking into a general surgery and/or hospital medicine position. Something in the hospital rather than a small outpatient practices. My biggest thing I’m so happy about is the lateral mobility that we have. And I don’t mind being open with my salary if it helps anyone. My first job in family med in Florida I made 105k. This is on the lower side and while I do not believe we should be paid as much as physicians, I do wish we were paid a little more. I believe the average for PAs is about 120k. If anyone has any questions I love talking about this. Comment here or message me on instagram @lisafellispac
I’m a PA student about to graduate in about a month and I think the video is very well said!
I will say this... it won't die but if they continue to throw "more money, more courses" than yes it will be a lot more challenging down the road if they keep changing what's required. 😔 In general!
Awesome. Can you talk more about which factors mattered the most for your match?
I don't worry about CRnas replacing anesthesiologists. To put it bluntly, CRnas learn from anesthesiologists, who not only provide medical services, but also have a large number of scientific tasks. A crna is more of a technician and operator, while an anesthesiologist is closer to a medical scientist.